What should be the sequences of the actions performed by the nurse in the given case?
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A nurse is feeding an average-size client when the client suddenly begins choking on his food. According to the American Heart Association, the nurse should intervene using the actions listed below. 1. Give abdominal thrusts until effective or until the client is unresponsive. 2. Activate the emergency response team. C. Ask the client if he can speak. D. Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
3124-the correct answer is 3,1,2,4rationale: according to the american heart association, the nurse should ask the client if hes choking and if he can speak. next, the nurse should administer abdominal thrusts or chest thrusts (if the client is obese or pregnant). the nurse should continue thrusts until they are effective or until the client becomes unresponsive. when the latter occurs, the nurse should activate the emergency response team and then perform cpr.client needs category: physiological integrityclient needs subcategory: physiological adaptationcognitive level: applicationreference: smeltzer, s.c., et al. brunner & suddarths textbook of medical-surgical nursing, 11th ed. philadelphia: lippincott williams & wilkins, 2008, p. 2522.